These desserts make an excellent presentation. You have probably seen them in your local bakery. They are extremely easy to make and are very expensive when they are purchased. Try this for yourself and enjoy.
Fruit Tartlets with Orange Glaze
Tart Pastry, recipe follows
1/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/2 cup orange juice
3 cups fresh fruit, such as sliced strawberries, sliced peeled peaches
or nectarines halved grapes, raspberries, or blueberries
Prepare pastry as directed and divide into 8 portions. On a lightly floured surface, use your hands to slightly flatten the dough. Roll each dough portion into a 5-inch circle.
Tart Pastry, recipe follows
1/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/2 cup orange juice
3 cups fresh fruit, such as sliced strawberries, sliced peeled peaches
or nectarines halved grapes, raspberries, or blueberries
Prepare pastry as directed and divide into 8 portions. On a lightly floured surface, use your hands to slightly flatten the dough. Roll each dough portion into a 5-inch circle.
Carefully line eight 3 1/2-inch fluted tartlet pans with pastry. Trim pastry even with the edge of each tartlet pan. Prick bottoms and sides of pastry with the tines of a fork.
Place tartlet pans on a baking sheet. Bake in a preheated 375 degrees F oven for 10-12 minutes, or till light brown. Cool several minutes, then remove from pans. Cool shells completely on a rack.
Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan stir together sugar and cornstarch. Stir in orange juice. Cook and stir over medium heat till thickened and bubbly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Gently stir in fruit. Divide fruit mixture evenly among the baked pastry shells. If desired, chill for up to 2 hours.
Tart Pastry
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup cold butter
2 beaten egg yolks
1 tablespoon chilled water
In a medium mixing bowl stir together flour and sugar. Cut in butter till pieces are the size of small peas. In a small mixing bowl stir together egg yolks and water. Gradually stir egg yolk mixture into flour mixture. Genty knead the dough just till a ball forms.
To prepare in a food processor, place the steel blade in the work bowl. Add flour, sugar, and butter. Process with on/off turns till pieces are the size of small peas. Stir together egg yolks and water. With machine running, quickly add liquid through the feed tube. Stop machine as soon as all liquid is added. Process with 2 more on/off turns. Remove dough and shape into a ball.
For easier handling, cover dough with plastic wrap and chill for 30-60 minutes. Use as directed in recipe.
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